takalmin zomo (Kano, Sok., &c.), Cadalvena Dalzielii, C. H. Wright (Scitamineæ). A low stemless herb of the ginger family, with 4 flat succulent leaves and yellow flowers. Syn. tabarman zomo (Zaria), and kunnen zomo.
takaluwa, a synonym for [daddawa], q.v.
takanḍa, Sorghum vulgare, var. saccharatum (Gramineæ). One of the species of sugar-cane; grown like Guinea Corn to which it is botanically akin. cf. [rake].
takanḍar giwa (Kats. Sok. and Zanf.), Hannoa undulata, Planch. (Simarubeæ). A tree with pinnate leaves, white fragrant blossoms and black plum-like fruit. Syn. namijin gwabsa (Kontagora, &c.). N.B. In many districts the name is applied to the tree Cussonia nigerica, Hutch. or [gwabsa], q.v. cf. also [raken giwa].
takeyi, vide under [kuḅewa].
talaki or talakin Yarubawa, Lonchocarpus cyanescens, Benth. (Leguminosæ). “West African Indigo.” “Yoruba Wild Indigo.” A woody climber. The indigo dye prepared from the leaves, better than that from [baba], is imported into N. Nigeria (e.g. to Sokoto from Illorin), and dyeing is done in pots not in pits. vide also [shunin biri].
taliya, a sort of macaroni made from flour of [alkama], q.v. (Etym. probably from Italy).
tamangaji, vide under [gero].
tamaseki, vide under [baba].
tamba, Eleusine corocana, Gaertn. (Gramineæ). A grass about 2 feet high, wild and cultivated as a kind of millet; flowering head with many crowded rays, “Kurakan”—Ceylon; “Marua” or “Ragi” Millet—India.